I can printing almost anything fine, but LaTeX generated PDFs or DVIs are printed "shifted up". (The top is cut off and there is a large empty margin at the bottom.) The files preview just fine in okular or acroread. Converting to PS does not change the problem. (The PS shows just fine with gv too.)

Hi. My HP printer has several drivers listed. A couple of times after a d-u, the driver that I had selected had been changed. This caused double-sided printing not to work until I changed the driver back. If there is more than 1 driver listed for your printe, try them all.

How do PDF files generated by other programs print?

CaesarTjalbo

Post subject: Re: strange printing problem Posted: 01.11.2011, 19:17

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finotti wrote:

what printer/driver did you use?

Brother DCP-6690CW, proprietary drivers.

finotti wrote:

So, it seems like the driver for my home printer is messing things up somehow...

Reasonable conclusion, especially if different programs show the same thing (i.e. it's not just Okular). Perhaps comb through the settings in the print-dialog and Cups once more?

In my experience with Brother printers, when errors occur, it always seems necessary to completely purge and reinstall the driver. I can't say whether this is also necessary with other makes of printer but I don't suppose it can do any harm and is worth a try. .

PDFs generated by other programs seem to work fine. (Like the IRS form from the original post.) It just seems so odd the only PDFs (and DVIs) generated by LaTeX print badly, while the viewers have no problem with it...

I will report back after I try the suggestions, but thanks all for the input.